---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROPERTY DISCLOSURE-SELLER-DEF"
description: "Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Provides that \"seller\" does not include a beneficiary who has both (i) never occupied the residential real property and (ii) never had management responsibility for the residential real property. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2098"
citation: "Illinois HB 2098 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis J. Tarver, II", "Elgie R. Sims, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-03"
last_action: "2023-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43820903-8ff0-49ea-8965-e058cd7dca78"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2098&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=145550&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "2608a263abcb42df33a9c56ee1db8bfa0e0615ccc2b420f6a491bfcca10443d7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 2098 (103rd) — PROPERTY DISCLOSURE-SELLER-DEF

Amends the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act. Provides that "seller" does not include a beneficiary who has both (i) never occupied the residential real property and (ii) never had management responsibility for the residential real property. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2098.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2098eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2098enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Curtis J. Tarver, II — primary (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II `filing`
- **2023-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-25** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-28** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
- **2023-05-03** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2023-05-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2023-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2023-05-05** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
- **2023-05-09** Waive Posting Notice
- **2023-05-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000
- **2023-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2023
- **2023-05-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 25, 2023
- **2023-05-12** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023
- **2023-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2023
- **2023-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0427 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43820903-8ff0-49ea-8965-e058cd7dca78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).